Clint Eastwood’s still got the badge, the gun, and the jazz piano, but this time, he’s running from his past and sprinting beside the President’s limo at 63. Welcome to In the Line of Fire (1993), where the tension is high and John Malkovich is building murder gadgets in a basement.
This week on Born to Watch, we dive into the '90s political thriller that gave us one of the great cat-and-mouse showdowns of the decade. Eastwood plays Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan, haunted by JFK’s assassination. Malkovich is Mitch Leary, creepy, calculated, and phone-stalking Clint with Oscar-nominated precision.
IN THIS EPISODE:
Clint’s “grizzled flirt” energy gets graded
Malkovich’s villainy compared to Lecter-level greatness
Renee Russo’s age-gap romance with Eastwood… oooooof
Exploding rabbit holes on ‘90s tropes, JFK flashbacks, and Seinfeld references
Whitey, G-Man, and Will take shots at each other — and Morgs — all episode long
HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:
Clint’s sex appeal debate
Landline threats and cassette tape surveillance
Is this Eastwood’s last truly great performance?
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